Pardew handed two-match touchline ban

Alan Pardew has been given a two-match touchline suspension and fined £20,000 Credit: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew has been given a two-match touchline suspension and fined £20,000 after he accepted a Football Association charge of improper conduct.

The Magpies manager was charged by the FA over an incident during his side's 2-1 Premier League win over Tottenham on August 18. Pardew appeared to push assistant referee Peter Kirkrup during the match at St James' Park.